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Sam Gunderson kicks the ball as a Linfield races towards him in the middle of a rainstorm
Max Zuberbuhler '29
4
Winner Linfield LIN (5-8-3, 4-6-2)
1
Lewis & Clark L&C (2-13-1, 2-10-1)
Winner
Linfield LIN
(5-8-3, 4-6-2)
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Final
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Lewis & Clark L&C
(2-13-1, 2-10-1)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Linfield LIN 3 1 4
Lewis & Clark L&C 0 1 1

Game Recap: Men's Soccer | | Seth Orensky

Wildcats Score Early To Defeat Men's Soccer

Junior Sam Gunderson scored his second collegiate goal

PORTLAND, Ore.—Linfield University struck for two goals in the first 10 minutes, to earn a 4-1 win over Lewis & Clark College men's soccer on Sunday afternoon in the midst of consistent, heavy rain. 
 
THE BASICS 
 
Linfield 4, Lewis & Clark 1
(Lewis & Clark 2-13-1, 2-10-1 Northwest Conference)
(Linfield 5-8-3, 4-6-2 NWC) 

HOW IT HAPPENED
 
Junior Sam Gunderson scored his second collegiate goal just after halftime to cut the deficit to 3-1 but that was as close as the River Otters would get. 
 
Four different players scored for the Wildcats to help Linfield complete the weekend sweep. 
 
Gunderson was one of three Lewis & Clark players to post multiple shots. Gunderson recorded his second goal of the season and notched three shots on target in 63 minutes of action. Senior Dylan Weinstein added a team-high four shots and two shots on target. Junior Alex Woods tacked on two shots off the bench. 
 
In net, senior Micaiah Garan matched his season-high with nine saves. 
 
Linfield opened the scoring in the sixth minute. Jaren Nishikawa found the Wildcats leading scorer Beckham Poirot and the first year forward cut a shot back inside the near post for a 1-0 lead at 5:33. 
 
The visitors doubled their lead at 9:13. Poirot found Oli Gaines with a lofted pass to the back post and Gaines brought the ball down and sent a shot across goal to make it 2-0. 

The Wildcats added a third goal in the 25th minute. Dani Paz sent a left-footed corner kick to the top of the six-yard box and first year Simon Patel connected with a header for his first collegiate goal. 
 
Lewis & Clark allowed just one shot on goal over the final 20 minutes of the first half and cut the deficit to 3-1 less than seven minutes into the second half. 
 
The River Otters sent a through ball looking for Woods just outside the goal box. Linfield keeper Jacob Toves rushed out to try to clear the ball but his attempted clearance never made it to the sideline as he collided with Woods before poking the ball towards the sideline. Gunderson rushed over to keep the ball in and then calmly sent a shot from distance into the wide-open net from over 40-yard out. 
 
Linfield responded six minutes later to put the game out of reach. Jose Yanez sent a pass to Caleb Ishizaka at the back post and the shot slipped through several Lewis & Clark players to find the back of the net. 
 
BY THE NUMBERS 
  • Sophomore Kieran Murray and first year Jet Finley each made their collegiate home debuts on Sunday. 
  • Linfield finished the contest with a 21-12 edge in shots and a 13-5 lead in shots on goal. 
  • Sophomore Oscar Hammond (27 minutes) and Murray (three minutes) each played a season-high in minutes. 
  • Gunderson is the fourth River Otter to post multiple goals this season. Lewis & Clark has now recorded a new single-season high 13 goals this year. 
  • With his nine saves on Sunday, Garan has posted the second-most saves in a single-season (75) in program history. His 75 saves this year trail only his junior year total of 106. 
WHO'S NEXT 
 
Lewis & Clark will travel to Tacoma for their final two road games of the season. The River Otters will take on the University of Puget Sound on Saturday at 11 a.m. 
 
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